April, 1907 



TirE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



VII 



hSTC stood the test for over 50 year9, 

 •nd arc stilt in the lead. Their absolute 

 certainty of growth, their uncommonly 

 large yields of delicious vegetables and 

 beautiful flowers, make them the most ^ 

 reliable and the most popular every* , 

 ' where. Sold by all dealers. 1907 ^ 

 Seed Annual free on request.^ 

 D. M. FERRY & CO., 

 Windsor, Ont. 



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AGENTS WANTED FOR 

 TERRITORY NOT TAKEN UP ' 



■r»EW.A.FRLEMAN co. limited 

 HAMILTON ONTARIO 



We regret very much that the minister has 

 not taken action on this matter. It will be 

 "unfinished business" to be discussed and 

 fought over at the next council. After the 

 last conference, the whole country thought 

 the matter closed, and well closed The min- 

 ister has said that it is not the present inten- 

 tion of the Government to take action in the 

 matter. May it quickly become so. 



Hi^H Prices for Apples 



Mr. J. S. Larke, Canadian Commercial Agent 

 in N. S. Wales, draws attention to the fact 

 that a shipment of American apples sold in 

 Australia for from 12 to 17 shillings a case of 

 I bus. These apples were of a quality that 

 could be supplied by B.C. or by Ont., were it 

 not for the fact that in Ont. some of the apples 

 are likely to be affected by Codling moth. 

 Mr. Larke says that $2.50 would readily be 

 paid in Vancouver for 5-tier apples. This is 

 a better price than can be obtained in the North- 

 west or in Gt. Britain. The essential condi- 

 tion is that the apples must be free from Cod- 

 ling moth. 



The experience at the Exp'l Farm, Ottawa, 

 goes to show that it is possible, with careful 

 spraying, to practically banish the Codling 

 moth from Canadian orchards. Last year it was 

 impossible to find a specimen of the Codling 

 moth in the orchards of the Exp'l Farm, and 

 what was done there can be duplicated in any 

 good orchard in Canada. 



Vegetable Gro"wers Meet 



At a meeting of the Toronto branch of the 

 Ont. Veg. Grs.' Assn., held in March, it was 

 unanimously decided to sell rhubarb this 

 spring at not less than 20 cts. a doz. An in- 

 teresting talk on growing vegetables was given 

 by J. B. Guthrie of Dixie, Ont. He said that 

 land for vegetables must be well manured and 

 well cultivated. The most improved impli- i 

 ments should be used for tilling the soil and 

 keeping down the weeds. Growers always 

 should keep ahead of the work When bunch- 

 ing vegetables, they should be put up neatly 

 and uniform in size. 



Mr. Guthrie sows early cabbage seed about 

 Feb. 15 in flats. When the seedlings appear, 

 they are transplanted about one inch apart 

 in boxes. These are placed where the tem- 

 perature is fairly cool Two or 3 weeks pre- 

 vious to the time for planting outside, he puts 

 them in a cool house or in cold frames. This 

 makes the plants stalky. When transplant- 

 ing to the field, care must be taken to have a 

 ball of earth around each plant so as not to 

 disturb the roots. Mr. Guthrie plants in the 

 field about 2J^ ft. apart each way. At a pre- 



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